Champagne Bonnaire - Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Extra Brut

Name: Champagne Bonnaire - Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Extra Brut
Brand: Champagne Bonnaire
Rating: 3.7 (20 reviews)

Champagne Grand Cru|Sparkling wine

Champagne

Effervescent

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Drink or Keep

3.7/5 (20 customers)

16/20

Bettane & Desseauve

A mature Champagne, this Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru develops a noble aroma of fresh hazelnut on the nose, and offers finesse without dilution, with an incomparable finish of absolute clarity. A great wine from the Cramant terroir!

Features

Estate

Champagne Bonnaire

Cuvée

Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Extra-Brut

Designation

Champagne Grand Cru

Region

Champagne

Grape varieties

100% Chardonnay Blanc de Blancs, 15% de l’assemblage définitif est constitué par des vins de réserve

Terroirs

Cramant (Grand Cru)

Viticulture

reasoned cultivation

Harvest

at optimum maturity

Winemaking

first fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel vats, ensuring optimum preservation of the grape's primary aromas

Breeding

48 months minimum

Alcohol content

12%

Residual sugars

3 g/l

Tasting & pairing

Eye

beautiful golden color

Nose

A mature Champagne, this blanc de blancs develops a noble aroma of fresh hazelnut.

Mouth

delicate yet undiluted, with an incomparable, absolutely clean finish.

Serve

at 6-8°C

Open

and serve!

Drink from

2017

Drink before

2018

Food and wine pairing

Superb as an aperitif, it will also look great at the table with a seafood platter...

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Wine rated (2016 guide) 16/20 (Very good wine)

Domaine rated (guide 2022) 3*Stars (High-quality production that can serve as a benchmark in its sector)

About the domain :

Located in Cramant, a benchmark terroir for great Chardonnays, this 22-hectare family estate is now in the hands of Jean-Étienne and Jean-Emmanuel Bonnaire. These champagnes are ideal for aperitifs, and are a sure bet in the sector. The siblings also manage Champagnes Paul Clouet, a cousin of the family vineyard since 1992. Some cuvées are aged in wood, and older vintages can be disgorged on request. This is a sure-fire address that is progressing and refining its style.

Guide Hachette des vins

Domaine noté (guide 2022) Award-winning wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)

About the domain :

Like many a Champagne winegrower, the great-grandfather of today's winegrowers became independent of the wine trade in the wake of the 1929 crisis, and began handling his own wines in 1932. Today, the estate covers 25 hectares, mainly in the Côte des Blancs. Since 2012, it has been run by Jean-Emmanuel and Jean-Étienne Bonnaire, sons of Jean-Louis, who passed away in 2015.

Guide des Vins Gault & Millau

Rated area (2022 guide) Recommended (Recommended)

About the domain :

On the Côte des Blancs, kingdom of Chardonnay, with vines acquired in Fossoy and Bergères-les-Vertus, the family estate founded in 1932, located in Cramant, is today run by the fourth generation with Jean-Etienne and Jean-Emmanuel Bonnaire. Their 22 hectares of vines, mainly made up of Chardonnay, produce grapes for ageing in vats and old barrels (Ver Sacrum and Variance cuvées, aged under cork for over 6 years). All dosage levels have been reduced.

Customer reviews

Customer rating

3.7/5

out of 20 reviews